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sheepfold

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/Part of speech nounSorted deefhlopsStarts with SEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a pen for sheep

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold.

Used in a sentence

  • If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.
  • We weep because the Lord’s sheepfold is guarded by wolves; we despair because truth gasps for breath amid lies.

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